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James L. Brooks

1940 - Today

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James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Brooks started his career as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James L. Brooks is the 455th most popular film director (down from 401st in 2019), the 3,292nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,548th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James L. Brooks ranks 455 out of 2,041. Before him are Ernst Marischka, Jerzy Hoffman, Maya Deren, Néstor Almendros, Robert Rossen, and Larisa Shepitko. After him are Joe Dante, John Boorman, William A. Wellman, Sam Mendes, Jean Eustache, and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James L. Brooks ranks 174. Before him are Gloria Leonard, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Jan Janssen, James Herbert Brennan, and Mohammed Magariaf. After him are Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, Haing S. Ngor, Charles T. Kowal, Fouad Twal, and Natalia Makarova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James L. Brooks ranks 3,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Guth (1947), Frank Zane (1942), David Packard (1912), James S. Sherman (1855), Dick Sargent (1930), and Anna Lea Merritt (1844). After him are Paul Giamatti (1967), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), KRS-One (1965), and Rebecca De Mornay (1959).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James L. Brooks ranks 123. Before him are Zack Snyder (1966), Harold Prince (1928), Walter Lantz (1899), Russ Meyer (1922), Chuck Lorre (1952), and Robert Rossen (1908). After him are Joe Dante (1946), William A. Wellman (1896), D. J. Caruso (1965), Curtis Hanson (1945), Jerome Robbins (1918), and Delbert Mann (1920).

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